Ambleside Classical

Week 9 In Review

I decided to feature some things we are using for Language Arts, since I don't tend to post about LA much. We use Christian Light Language Arts as our base, and it is working really well for us. It is a lot like Rod and Staff, only in a workbook form with built-in review. I included a sample lesson. Each day begins with a new skill and practice on it. Next the "We Remember" section has review of all material covered previously. Practice is the key to retention! A penmanship (usually Scripture or poetry copywork and handwriting tips) and spelling section follow. It really streamlines the day to have so many LA components in one place. I like that CLE is a solid, traditional program that teaches diagramming, without an overwhelming number of problems. To round out our LA, we use throw in some Drawn Into the Heart of Reading for literary elements and character traits discussion, and a bit of BJU writing.

Integrating reading, character traits, a mini-report, and art, our main topic this week was "Korea." For Science, we learned and did experiments about Newton's Third Law and went to a co-op class using microscopes. In Composition, we are working on a book review. No field trips this week. : )

I took a few pictures, but I apologize because they didn't come out very well.

How was YOUR week?